BILL NUMBER: SB 1025	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   855
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 8, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 8, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 26, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 16, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JULY 15, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 19, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Johnson

                        FEBRUARY 26, 1999

   An act to amend Sections 83113 and 84200.5 of, and to add Section
86109.5 to, the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act
of 1974.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1025, Johnson.  Political Reform Act of 1974:  lobbyists,
lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers:  website directory.
   (1) Under existing provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974,
the Fair Political Practices Commission is required to administer
and enforce the act, including, among other things, the publication
of manuals and instructions explaining the duties of persons and
committees under the act.
   This bill would require the commission to annually publish a
booklet setting forth the provisions of the act with other
information the commission deems pertinent to the interpretation and
enforcement of the act.  The bill would require the commission to
distribute copies, as specified, without charge to governmental
agencies upon request, and would authorize the commission to charge a
pro rata fee to other persons and organizations for copies of the
booklet.
   (2) Existing provisions of the Political Reform Act require
lobbyists, lobbying firms, and certain lobbyist employers to register
and file specified information with the Secretary of State.  Within
140 days of the commencement of the regular session of the
Legislature, the Secretary of State is required to publish a
directory of registered lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist
employers.
   This bill would require the Secretary of State to establish and
maintain on the Internet an online version of that directory, as
specified, and to update that information weekly.  The bill also
would require the secretary to display on the Internet a list of the
specific changes made to the directory during the 7 days preceding
the update.  The bill would prohibit the implementation of these
provisions before July 1, 2001, unless otherwise authorized by a
specific executive order.
   (3) Existing provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974
require certain candidates and committees to file specified campaign
statements on specified dates.
   This bill would make technical changes to these provisions.
   (4) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section
84200.5 of the Government Code, proposed by SB 762, to be operative
only if SB 762 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective
on or before January 1, 2000, and this bill is chaptered last.
   (5) The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure,
provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act's
purposes with a 2/3 vote of each house and compliance with specified
procedural requirements.
   This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act,
and would therefore require a 2/3 vote.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 83113 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   83113.  The commission shall, in addition to its other duties, do
all of the following:
   (a) Prescribe forms for reports, statements, notices and other
documents required by this title.
   (b) Prepare and publish manuals and instructions setting forth
methods of bookkeeping and preservation of records to facilitate
compliance with and enforcement of this title, and explaining the
duties of persons and committees under this title.
   (c) Provide assistance to agencies and public officials in
administering the provisions of this title.
   (d) Maintain a central file of local campaign contribution and
expenditure ordinances forwarded to it by local government agencies.

   (e) Annually publish a booklet not later than March 1 that sets
forth the provisions of this title and includes other information the
commission deems pertinent to the interpretation and enforcement of
this title.  The commission shall provide a reasonable number of
copies of the booklet at no charge for the use of governmental
agencies and subdivisions thereof that request copies of the booklet.
  The commission may charge a fee, not to exceed the prorated cost of
producing the booklet, for providing copies of the booklet to other
persons and organizations.
  SEC. 2.  Section 84200.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   84200.5.  In addition to the campaign statements required by
Section 84200, elected officers, candidates, and committees shall
file preelection statements as follows:
   (a) During an even-numbered year, all candidates for elective
state office being voted upon in the statewide direct primary
election or the statewide general election, their controlled
committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose an
elected state officer or a state candidate being voted upon, shall
file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section
84200.7 or 84200.8.  All elected state officers who, during the
applicable reporting periods covered by Section 84200.7 or 84200.8,
contribute to any committee required to report receipts,
expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title, or make an
independent expenditure, shall file the applicable preelection
statements specified in Section 84200.7 or 84200.8.  However, a
candidate who is not being voted upon in the November election, his
or her controlled committee, and any committee primarily formed to
support or oppose that candidate is not required to file statements
in connection with the November election pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 84200.7, unless, during the reporting periods covered by
Section 84200.7, the candidate, his or her controlled committee, or
any committee primarily formed to support or oppose that candidate
contributes to any committee required to report receipts,
expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title or makes
independent expenditures.
   (b) During an even-numbered year, all candidates not specified in
subdivision (a) who are being voted upon on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in June or November, their controlled committees,
and committees primarily formed to support or oppose those candidates
or a measure being voted upon on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in subdivision (a) of Section
84200.7 in the case of a June election, or subdivision (b) of Section
84200.7 in the case of a November election.
   (c) All candidates being voted upon on a date other than the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an
even-numbered year, their controlled committees, and committees
primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate or a measure being
voted upon on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.
   (d) In an even-numbered year in which the statewide direct primary
election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
June, a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the statements specified
in Section 84200.7 if it makes contributions or independent
expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more during the
period covered by the preelection statement.  A state or county
general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c)
of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements specified in
Section 84200.7.
   (e) During an even-numbered year in which the direct primary
election is held on a date other than the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in June, a state or county general purpose committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the
statements specified in Section 84200.8 if it makes contributions or
independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more
during the period covered by the preelection statement.  A state or
county general purpose committee formed pursuant to subdivision (b)
or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the statements
specified in Section 84200.8.
   (f) City general purpose committees shall file statements as
follows:
   (1) City general purpose committees in a city which has an
election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or
November of an even-numbered year shall file the statements specified
in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 84200.7 for the six-month
period in which the city election is held, if they make contributions
or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or
more during the period covered by the preelection statement.
   (2) City general purpose committees in a city which has an
election on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if they make
contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection
statement.
  SEC. 3.  Section 84200.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   84200.5.  In addition to the campaign statements required by
Section 84200, elected officers, candidates, and committees shall
file preelection statements as follows:
   (a) During an even-numbered year, all candidates for elective
state office being voted upon in the statewide direct primary
election or the statewide general election, their controlled
committees, and committees primarily formed to support or oppose an
elected state officer or a state candidate being voted upon, shall
file the applicable preelection statements specified in Section
84200.7 or 84200.8.  All elected state officers who, during the
applicable reporting periods covered by Section 84200.7 or 84200.8,
contribute to any committee required to report receipts,
expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title, or make an
independent expenditure, shall file the applicable preelection
statements specified in Section 84200.7 or 84200.8.  However, a
candidate who is not being voted upon in the November election, his
or her controlled committee, and any committee primarily formed to
support or oppose that candidate is not required to file statements
in connection with the November election pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 84200.7, unless, during the reporting periods covered by
Section 84200.7, the candidate, his or her controlled committee, or
any committee primarily formed to support or oppose that candidate
contributes to any committee required to report receipts,
expenditures, or contributions pursuant to this title or makes
independent expenditures.
   (b) During an even-numbered year, all candidates not specified in
subdivision (a) who are being voted upon on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in June or November, their controlled committees,
and committees primarily formed to support or oppose those candidates
or a measure being voted upon on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in subdivision (a) of Section
84200.7 in the case of a June election, or subdivision (b) of Section
84200.7 in the case of a November election.
   (c) All candidates being voted upon on a date other than the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in June or November of an
even-numbered year, their controlled committees, and committees
primarily formed to support or oppose a candidate or a measure being
voted upon on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8.
   (d) In an even-numbered year in which the statewide direct primary
election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
June, a state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the statements specified
in Section 84200.7 if it makes contributions or independent
expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or more, or
receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or
more, during the period covered by the preelection statement.  A
state or county general purpose committee formed pursuant to
subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required to file the
statements specified in Section 84200.7.
   (e) During an even-numbered year in which the direct primary
election is held on a date other than the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in June, a state or county general purpose committee
formed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 82013 shall file the
statements specified in Section 84200.8 if it makes contributions or
independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or
more, or receives contributions totaling one thousand dollars
($1,000) or more, during the period covered by the preelection
statement.  A state or county general purpose committee formed
pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 82013 is not required
to file the statements specified in Section 84200.8.
   (f) City general purpose committees shall file statements as
follows:
   (1) City general purpose committees in a city which has an
election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or
November of an even-numbered year shall file the statements specified
in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 84200.7 for the six-month
period in which the city election is held, if they make contributions
or independent expenditures totaling five hundred dollars ($500) or
more during the period covered by the preelection statement.
   (2) City general purpose committees in a city which has an
election on a date other than the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June or November of an even-numbered year shall file the
preelection statements specified in Section 84200.8 if they make
contributions or independent expenditures totaling five hundred
dollars ($500) or more during the period covered by the preelection
statement.
  SEC. 4.  Section 86109.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   86109.5.  (a) The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain
on the Internet an online version of the Directory of Lobbyists,
Lobbying Firms, and Lobbyist Employers.  The Secretary of State shall
update the directory weekly.
   (b) The Secretary of State shall also display on the Internet a
list of the specific changes made to the Directory of Lobbyist,
Lobbying Firms, and Lobbying Employers, including new registrations
and listings, additions, deletions, and other revisions, during the
seven days preceding the update required by subdivision (a).
   (c) This section may not be implemented until July 1, 2001, unless
otherwise authorized by the Department of Information Technology
pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
lobbying data made available on the Internet shall include the street
name and building number of the persons or entity representatives
listed on all the documents submitted to the Secretary of State
pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 86100).
  SEC. 5.  Section 3 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section
84200.5 of the Government Code proposed by this bill and SB 762.  It
shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become
effective on or before January 1, 2000, (2) each bill amends Section
84200.5 of the Government Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after SB
762, in which case Section 84200.5 of the Government Code, as
amended by SB 762, shall remain operative only until the operative
date of this bill, at which time Section 3 of this bill shall become
operative, and Section 2 of this bill shall not become operative.
  SEC. 6.  The Legislature finds and declares that the provisions of
this act further the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974
within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the
Government Code.
